Aiding readers in distinguishing between bugs that are beneficial to a garden’s health and those that are harmful and disruptive, this guidebook will help gardeners reduce and eliminate insects without using chemical pesticides. With expert horticulture tipsfrom cultivating plants that attract helpful bugs to discovering common cures that ward off destructive insectsthis resource teaches how to use nature to nurture a garden. Detailed illustrations on dozens of the most common bugs provide gardeners with the tools to easily recognize and identify any insectbe it friend or foeat various stages of its life cycle.